Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Well, quick post here. I've been trying for a few days now to organize my thoughts to share more about our trip. But today we took a detour instead to the hospital. Arsema woke this afternoon from her nap with a seizure. Since I knew her birthmother had some of these episodes it definitely caused concern. My mind raced a hundred directions. She couldn't cry, she just looked through me with those eyes of hers and shook. Long story short, we made some calls and made the hour trek to the Urgent Care. We received loving and compassionate care by every staff member (this is truly a miracle - some of our friends might even chuckle as they know all too well my past experiences with some of this staff! - Ha!). FYI, we ended up traveling "Ethiopian style" .... babe on my lap in the back of the van as she was just limp and lifeless and at times would wake throwing up. She acquired a fever .... We ruled out ears, etc. and the doctor said we maybe should do a culture to see about urinary infection. Sure enough, it came back significantly elevated. So THIS is why my girly has been a bit whiney the last couple days.

We got our follow up X-ray taken care of for her previous TB as well. Yeah, one more thing marked off the list.

Sorry for the rambling post, but I wanted to just put a word of encouragement out there for our fellow Gladney families in waiting. Friends .... the staff at Gladney love these children SO very much! We had put a call in quick to the staff in TX, as I really hoped they could phone Belay and double-check her history, as I did not think there was any history of this, but knew there was with her birthmother. Sure enough, they quickly phoned him and called us back soon after (it was nearly 11 pm his time!). Our caseworker was out, but it didn't matter, Jessica took over for us and was so full of compassion and support. I know how difficult the wait can be. You feel sometimes forgotten as you wait and wait not knowing the details of what's going on behind the scenes. Rest assured though that this staff CARES! Even once you get home! We are even more grateful for all they do.

So now we're home with an antibiotic and instructions of what to do and watch for about any further seizures. All I could think of on the long way to the hospital was thank goodness this didn't happen while on one of those LONG flights! We'd appreciate your prayers for our sweetie while she fights off this infection.

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wow! you have had a rough day! i am so sorry you had to go through such a scary time with arsema. i am so glad she is better and i will be praying for her complete recovery with no more episodes of seisures! the Lord is faithful! so glad you are home!

Shelly! Oh my gosh! I'm just so sad that you all had to go through that. Thank God for doctors and medicine. We'll be praying for quick healing of the body AND for God to lift the burdens of fear and worry from you, if those creep in. We love you!!! becca

I am so sorry she is going through this as are all of you. You are in my prayers. We can relate as we also wound up in the hospital the day after we got home. Thank God for his miraculous provision with these precious children!! Blessings to all of you Sista!

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Shelly is a dedicated wife and mother of five blessings from around the globe. She is known for being an encourager, prayer warrior and advocate for the Fatherless. While serving with the ABBA Fund, Shelly strives not only to see children be placed in families, but for those families to thrive. She blogs at reachingheartsblog.com and is also a women’s speaker and enjoys traveling all over the US, bringing inspiring insight to impact and encourage all who hear.